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Thanks for this @BrandonClimbs, pretty interesting!

That's pretty insane! Do you have a link to a story or photos @glassgowkiss??

Ugh. Thanks for the heads up. It wasn't on my list, but really isn't now!

Ah!! Well, my friend (>200#) uses his exclusively for skiing both in and out of bounds. He skis the most aggressively of anyone I know and I've personally seen him taco the lower sections of his CF poles. They have never broken.

The other thing is to keep snow baskets on them during the summer. I've found them to be less likely to getting buried in talus and broken. And not using the wrist straps....

I know a guy your size who swears by the old version of these: http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/ski-poles/razor-carbon-pro-BD111553_cfg.html#start=7 The lowers on his are solid CF and nearly indestructible. I've seen him crash so hard and bend them crazy angles.

Short of carrying it out, you're right, and I've still heard this from park staff.

Thanks for the reminder! It is still on the list.

The nut tool, c'mon @Bronco. I actually had to do this on Sir Donald last month when I forgot to pack a spoon. Not as bad as you'd think!

This sets the beta level to Abegg. Impressive on many levels! Way to keep it safe while sailing the sea of choss....

I thought we were talking about the photo above? I think if you prevent future parties from stepping in or grabbing your poo, and you've not gone so close to a stream as to sicken someone, you've done a pretty good job. But, then again, I'm no Poop Nazi.

I find this hard to believe in this day and age. But this is just an assumption. I've never come upon someone crapping improperly and asked them their reasons.

Someone needs to have a conversation with the NOCA Poop Nazi. Anybody remember her? The ranger with a thick German accent who worked the desk in Marblemount in the late 90's and was quite fond of the LNT video that they used to show people before issuing a permit.

Nice! You'll most certainly want to go back for the Jaw's Tooth and Skookum. The best climbing on the circuit for sure!

Thanks. I didn't mean to have links, the site turns the text into links when you start typing between photos. I deleted the links, but the captions refer to the photo below.....

Usually the rock is too crappy for a rope to be of much use on that kind of terrain around here, and is often more of a hindrance than a help. I don't disagree with what the article says, but it isn't so simple to stay safe. Close attention to route-finding and testing holds are key, but it only takes one mistake to kill you. I almost learned the hard way a few times, and have several friends that weren't so lucky. Scrambling choss is dangerous!

http://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/viewer/run/ops/BSC-WC-01/current/

Thanks everyone! I added some captions..... I'll look into that @rat, thanks! Oh, they were ubiquitous. It seems that if you put everything in a large plastic bag it will deter them? At least that seemed to work for us. I watched one crawl all over the bag (had my food!) and then give up and wander away to terrorize something else. Steve did lose a leash to his ice axe and I had a pole and hat chewed. Next time, it all goes in the bag! When the site upgraded! So I guess not always..... Fantastic. Just enough snow at the upper bivy for water, but nothing on route to slow you down. We did use crampons on the South Ridge descent and to get around the summit when we were caught in a thunderstorm. Tupper had no snow on the west ridge. Never! So many more trips left in the Cascades! If by "soon" you mean eventually, then maybe......The folks at JGAP LLLC return the love @Trent! Thanks for another solid outing.

I thought it was solid, and I'm not joking @Daphne H Oh well, my standards are probably whacked. We stayed close to the top of the ridge for nearly all of it. When we deviated we certainly ran into some unsavory sections, but overall I thought it was a lot better than most of what the North Cascades has to offer.

Damn, that's impressive for young parents!! Like, really, really impressive. Well done! And you got back to camp at 1100am after the B-C??

I'm obviously a bad influence with those pretty pictures. There's nothing but choss in my footsteps @Daphne H But, if you can't be dissuaded, I too use a combo of Boulder X (low tops, which they still make) and Trango Alp (discontinued). I think that the Trango Tower is a good alternative to the Alp that I will buy this winter. I find that the Trango boots climb up to 5.6 pretty well and are more supportive in the talus and steep forest than the Boulder X. If I am going to have to wear rock shoes and carry over a route, then the Boulder X seems to work OK enough. And, since I'm about comfort and not climbing hard, I wear the mythos on harder (for me- 5.7+) rock routes. So, there you have it- the full choss dawg arsenal.

WE NEED A TR @BrettS!!

https://www.mountainconditions.com/reports/melting-col-and-opening-cracks

We can't quit @knelson!

As always, if you click on the first photo and scroll through you'll have a better photo viewing experience.